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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-05-2011, 10:50
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Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Help Me Understand My Whisker Pole, Please

You are probably right -- I retract my earlier comment about which end goes to the sheet. My pole has a pin/socket at the mast connection.
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-05-2011, 10:34
Replies: 31
Views: 9,456
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Help Me Understand My Whisker Pole, Please

The big end looks perfect for clipping to the sheet. Since the sheet can be a moving target (depending on how you work things), having a big opening makes it easier to get the sheet into the hook.
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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-05-2011, 10:27
Replies: 31
Views: 9,456
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Help Me Understand My Whisker Pole, Please

The foreguy does three things:
* It keeps the pole tip from rising, which isn't usually a problem with the poled-out headsail, but *is* with a spinnaker.
* It controls the pole angle, and keeps...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 17-05-2011, 02:05
Replies: 31
Views: 9,456
Posted By Paul Elliott
Re: Help Me Understand My Whisker Pole, Please

I have a line-control whisker pole so this may be bad advice, but you will probably want to figure out ahead of time how far your pole should be extended (this will depend on the headsail and the...
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